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Preston Manor
Hob Uid: 401966
Location : The City of Brighton and Hove Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TQ3032006400
Summary : A manor house which was built in 1250, but was substantially rebuilt in 1738, probably by Thomas Western. In 1905 the house was altered and enlarged to designs by Charles Stanley Peach. The building is of stucco with roofs of Welsh slate. The building is in use as a museum.
More information : (TQ 30340640) Preston Manor Museum. (1-2) Thomas Stanford Museum, modern, but incorporating remains of the original 13th century manor house. (3) Preston Manor is largely a 1738 rebuilding with 19th/20th century additions, but the ground floor incorporates remains of an earlier building including two originally external square-headed stone Jacobean doorways with moulded architraves. Of two round-headed 'interior doorways one is of late date, the other, with a moulded stone surround, may be of 13th century date and in situ. (4) A manor house which was built in 1250, but was substantially rebuilt in 1738, probably by Thomas Western. In 1905 the house was altered and enlarged to designs by Charles Stanley Peach. The building is of stucco with roofs of Welsh slate. (5)

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Source details : F1 ASP 07-MAR-72
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Source details : Brigton and Hove District
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Built 1250
Monument End Date : 1250
Monument Start Date : 1250
Monument Type : Manor House
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Rebuilt in 1738
Monument End Date : 1738
Monument Start Date : 1738
Monument Type : Manor House
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Early 20th Century
Display Date : Altered and enlarged in 1905
Monument End Date : 1905
Monument Start Date : 1905
Monument Type : House
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Early 20th Century
Display Date : Sometime after 1905
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Monument Start Date : 1906
Monument Type : Museum
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 481074
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 30 NW 9
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1972-03-07
End Date : 1972-03-07

Associated Activities :
Activity type : GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
Start Date : 1999-01-01
End Date : 2000-12-31

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Activity type : ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY
Start Date : 1999-01-01
End Date : 1999-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 2006-01-01
End Date : 2006-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Preston Manor